Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP: written questions

Written questions

• East Suffolk Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126442More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of freight operations associated with Sizewell C on (a) passenger capacity, (b) journey times and (c) service frequency on the East Suffolk

  Answer: The train operator Greater Anglia is aware that freight traffic in relation to the constructions of Sizewell C is likely to increase in the future. Network Rail will continue to work closely with operators to assess how best to accommodate the additional ...

  Answered 22 Apr 2026

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• Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116285More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding is available to local authorities to deliver road safety measures around schools, including crossings, speed management and parking enforcement in 2026-27 in (a) England, (b) the East of England, (

  Answer: The Government provides a range of funding streams and national guidance to support local authorities in improving road safety around schools, including measures such as pedestrian crossings, traffic‑calming, speed management and School Streets schemes.We...

  Answered 6 Mar 2026

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• Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116284More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure local authorities publish the outcome of school gate road safety assessments and the measures implemented at each school where risk is identified.

  Answer: The Government provides a range of funding streams and national guidance to support local authorities in improving road safety around schools, including measures such as pedestrian crossings, traffic‑calming, speed management and School Streets schemes.We...

  Answered 6 Mar 2026

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• Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116283More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on responding to road safety risks around schools, including time-limited 20 mph restrictions, crossings and school streets.

  Answer: The Government provides a range of funding streams and national guidance to support local authorities in improving road safety around schools, including measures such as pedestrian crossings, traffic‑calming, speed management and School Streets schemes.We...

  Answered 6 Mar 2026

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• Roads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116282More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of children injured in road traffic incidents within 500 metres of a school in each of the last five years.

  Answer: The information requested is not available.

  Answered 4 Mar 2026

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• Airports: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101263More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the fairness and proportionality of penalty charges issued for non-payment of drop-off fees at UK airports; and whether she plans to review the current 24-hour p

  Answer: Most airports in the UK are managed and operated as private businesses, and the provision and charging of car parking at airports (including payment windows) is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. Any issue re...

  Answered 5 Jan 2026

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• Parking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87146More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement parking: options for change, published on 31 August 2020.

  Answer: The Department has been considering all the views expressed in response to the 2020 pavement parking consultation and is currently working through the policy options and the appropriate means of delivering them. We will announce the next steps and publish...

  Answered 5 Nov 2025

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• Blue Badge SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75783More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve support for Blue Badge holders and (b) ensure that applications are processed without delay across local authorities.

  Answer: Whilst the Department for Transport (DfT) is responsible for the legislation that sets out the Blue Badge scheme framework, it is local authorities who are responsible for the day-to-day administration of the scheme. This includes implementing assessment ...

  Answered 15 Sept 2025

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• Railways: Season TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69150More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the range of season and flexible ticket options available to commuters when rail services are brought into public ownership, to better accommodate hybrid working patterns.

  Answer: We are overhauling the complex fares and ticketing system to make it easier for passengers to trust that they are buying the right ticket and getting the best fare, with the move to Great British Railways (GBR) enabling passengers to receive a more consis...

  Answered 25 Jul 2025

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